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More from the SS France, 1912. I've been looking for this photo for years. Identified in a caption as first class, this doesn't look luxurious enough to me to be a first class cabin aboard a cutting edge French luxury liner pre-WWI. Still, looks pretty nice. The photo has been heavily retouched. France was beautiful, but suffered from rolling and instability in heavy seas that made passengers sick. She was retired in 1935. #histodons #oceanliners #staterooms

Today is the 111th anniversary of the departure of the Titanic from Southampton. So, here is a photo of a stateroom from that ship, room B-56. A magnificent Edwardian era interior, quite luxurious for the time (1912). Note the silk wall coverings, carpet (probably green, I think), and simple but ornate matching chairs. This was part of a first class suit. Probably very comfortable, for the five days of the voyage. #staterooms #Titanic #histodons #oceanliners

Let's do some #staterooms. This is a first class cabin aboard the MV Britannic, one of the last of the White Star ships. Not its original appearance, this is after the post-World War II remodel of the ship which originally appeared in 1930. This is about 1950. Horrendous colors! You can still see hints of the original early 1930s Art Deco style, which had clearly faded by this time.
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Here is a first class stateroom aboard the Italian liner SS Michelangelo, circa 1965. This was one of the last ships ever built with North Atlantic service primarily in mind. You can see this as an end point in passenger liner interior design. Honestly, doesn't look very comfortable, but I bet the Italian food on this ship was awesome! #histodons #staterooms #oceanliners

First class stateroom aboard the Swedish liner MS Kungsholm, 1926. This is a rare color photo from the pre-WWII North Atlantic passenger liner era. Twin beds pushed together is very Scandinavian. Fresh flowers are a nice touch. This liner just barely predated the Art Deco craze, but still has a very clean, modernistic look in its décor. This would have been a nice ship to travel on in the mid-20s. #histodons #oceanliners #staterooms #ships

Just a tiny morsel of #staterooms. Indulge me. This is a first class cabin aboard the Italian liner SS Conte di Savoia, circa 1932. Quite luxurious--full beds, curtains, carpets, mahogany-edged furniture. Note the placement of power outlets at mid-wall level, not by the floor (in case of flooding). The Italians were pretty good at transatlantic luxury in the early 1930s. Imagine the food you could get on this ship! #histodons

One more example of #staterooms before bed. Here is a first class cabin aboard the German liner SS Prinzessin Victoria Luise, about 1900. You can tell it's an earlier era because there are berths (not stand-alone beds) and much more of a traditional shipboard layout, as opposed to a hotel-like configuration. Still, pretty nice digs in which to cross the Atlantic at the turn of the 20th century. #histodons #oceanliners

It's been a long time since I've done any #staterooms! So here is a first class room aboard the SS Lurline, a very well known ship that plied the Pacific trade in the 1930s and 40s. A very nice, well-appointed cabin of that era. The Lurline later became famous for evacuating civilians from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor. #histodons #oceanliners

An example of #staterooms before bed. I have always been baffled by this picture. This is a first class cabin aboard the SS Aquitania, a Cunard liner who made her debut in 1914 just before World War I. Beautiful and luxurious, and you can tell it's a ship because the wall outlets are at waist level (not floor level to avoid problems from flooding). But why is the bed directly next to the sofa? Not what we'd choose to do today! #histodons #oceanliners